Indie rock band Arcade Fire made their sixth appearance on Saturday Night Live, performing songs from their newest studio album, Pink Elephant, which was released Friday. The Canadian quintet opened with the title track, the second of the album’s ten songs. Pink Elephant, Arcade Fire’s seventh studio album and their …
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Over the years, few bands have been able to do quotidian grandeur as well as Arcade Fire. A relatability factor propels even their feistiest odes, from 2007’s incantatory “No Cars Go” to 2013’s resplendent “Awful Sound (Oh Eurydice),” and that quality has helped them manage the art-commerce quandary about as …
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Saturday Night Live has revealed its host and musical guest lineup for its last three episodes of Season 50. On Thursday, the NBC show revealed that Quinta Brunson, Walton Goggins, and Scarlett Johansson will take on hosting duties for the final trio of shows with Benson Boone, Arcade Fire, and …
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“Everybody’s just in the best mood and it gets better and better throughout the day,” I overheard a fan say Thursday afternoon at the 2025 Luck Reunion. His observation was spot-on. For its 13th year, the boutique festival held on Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas — just outside …
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High Water Festival is back in Charleston for its seventh year. On Tuesday, the festival announced that Lord Huron, Mt. Joy, Arcade Fire, and Counting Crows will headline next year’s festival, scheduled for April 26 and 27 in South Carolina’s Riverfront Park. Lord Huron and Mt. Joy will headline the …
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The Canadian Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences announced this week the nominations for the 52nd Annual Juno Awards. Among the nominees to be awarded in March were Arcade Fire in the Group of the Year category. The nomination follows accusations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler, who co-founded the …
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A fifth person has come forward with misconduct allegations against Arcade Fire’s Win Butler, saying he was “emotionally abusive, manipulative, and toxic” during their three-year relationship, Pitchfork reports. The new allegations, brought by a woman using the pseudonym Sabina, come several months after four people accused Butler of sexual misconduct …
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Beck has dropped off the Arcade Fire’s upcoming North American tour, where the singer was to serve as opening act, amid accusations of sexual misconduct against the band’s frontman Win Butler. Ticket buyers were informed of the change via email Friday, “Beck is unfortunately no longer able to join Arcade …
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Feist announced Thursday that she is dropping off Arcade Fire’s European tour — where she and her band were serving as the opening act — following the allegations of sexual misconduct against Win Butler. Feist explained her decision to depart the trek after two shows in a lengthy statement on …
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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler faces accusations of sexual misconduct — from sexual assault to unsolicited sexting — from multiple women between 2016 to 2020. In the Pitchfork report, four woman — three of whom were “devoted” Arcade Fire fans between the ages of 18 to 23 at the time of …
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